The vulnerable share their concerns and reveal how the new restrictions will affect their lives
Kate Osborn breathed an immense sigh of relief when Boris Johnson advised the clinically extremely vulnerable to begin shielding again. Not for herself, she continued to shield and work from home throughout last year, but for all of those who could not live off £94 statutory sick pay.
“I’ve been concerned about other shielders risking their lives,” she said. “I know people who had to go into frontline work when shielding ended on 1 August. All it did was take away the statutory protection. I’ve had a terrible guilt for people who have not been able to shield.”
